What is the role of lighting in reptile keeping?
Light has several functions; • Indicating night/day cycle • Provide light to see properly • Environment perception (visual & UV) • Agonistic and signaling communication (visual & UV) • Physiological well-being (UVA) • Photosynthesis of pre-vitamin D3 (UVB) • Coloration is light intensity dependent • Thermo-regulation (infrared)